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Rangers demolish Capitals

Capitals player, Michelle Cosier, left and Rangers player, Aimee Clydesdale.

Lee Gaskin A new year and a new uniform, but it was the same old result for the fumbling, bumbling Canberra Capitals.

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Rangers foul up

Roy Ward Dandening Rangers coach Mark Wright has demanded the WNBL provide better referees.

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Capitals put faith in youngsters to arrest losing streak

Canberra Capitals player Alex Bunton.

Jon Tuxworth The worst losing streak in club history is looming large, but that won't stop the Canberra Capitals from looking towards the future by giving their young players more game time in Adelaide and Perth...

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Bibby claims there's little respect for WNBL

Jess Bibby

Jon Tuxworth Canberra Capitals skipper Jess Bibby has launched an extraordinary broadside at Basketball Australia, accusing it of placing greater priority on the NBL than the WNBL.

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Looming Waves clash stirs bad memories for Herbert

Canberra Capitals new assistant coach, David Herbert

Jon Tuxworth Canberra Capitals assistant coach David Herbert has branded former club West Coast a coach's graveyard, and feels he was not given enough time to revive the struggling franchise into a WNBL force.

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Capitulation of the Capitals

Canberra Capitals coach Carrie Graf

Jon Tuxworth CANBERRA CAPITALS coach Carrie Graf has admitted her father's death has affected her normally unbreakable focus after her side plummeted to a fifth straight loss on Friday night.

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Caps' shooting woes prove costly

Lee Gaskin The Canberra Capitals are in free fall after dropping their sixth straight game and plummeting further adrift of the WNBL top four.

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Share Graf as needed, says Stirling

16th October 2012, Story by Jon Tuxworth , Canberra Times Photograph by, Colleen Petch,  Canberra Capitals player Lauren Jackson back in town holds a press conference at Tilleys this morning, Coach Carrie Graf fronts the media to inform them that Lauren will not be playing this weekend.

Jon Tuxworth Former Australian Opals coach Jan Stirling says asking Carrie Graf to give up her Canberra Capitals post in world championship or Olympic years is an option Basketball Australia could consider as its...

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Jackson and coach miss, but Capitals confident

Coach Carrie Graf

David Polkinghorne Their superstar is out ''indefinitely'' and their coach has flown home on the eve of the game, but the Canberra Capitals are confident they have the right people in place to cover the two big losses.

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Capitals pay for loose defence

Canberra Capital #11 Jessica Bibby  .

Chris Dutton The absence of their superstar and super coach was too much for the Canberra Capitals, who had their first home defeat of the season on Friday night.

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Batkovic assures her former team a fit Jackson will be worth the wait

BEIJING - AUGUST 09:  (L-R) Suzie Batkovic # 8 and Lauren Jackson # 15 of Australia share a laugh after Australia defeated Belarus in the women's preliminary basketball game at the Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium during day 1 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 9, 2008 in Beijing, China.  (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)

Chris Dutton THREE-TIME Olympian Suzy Batkovic has urged the Canberra Capitals to be patient with Lauren Jackson and ease the star back on to the court to ensure she ''returns better than ever''.

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Capitals put an end to Bendigo's winning run

Carly Wilson

Lee Gaskin A terrific defensive display by the Canberra Capitals inflicted the first defeat on the Bendigo Spirit on Sunday and kept them in the WNBL top four.

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Rediscovering passion: Canberra basketballer's round the world journey

9 July 2012, Sport, Journalist Chris Dutton.  Canberra Times Photo by Jeffrey Chan. Former Canberra Capital Abby Bishop at Canberra Airport before flying out to the 2012 London Olympics.

Chris Dutton Basketball has taken Abby Bishop around the world but as she prepares for the biggest moment of her career, the former Canberra Capital revealed she almost quit when she lost her passion for the...

Shearing sure thing for bright WNBL future: Tomley

Jon Tuxworth Canberra coach Sandy Tomley believes young gun Alyce Shearing is destined for a WNBL career after starring for her injury-ravaged side this SEABL season.

Graf gives lesser lights chance to shine

Australian women's basketball coach Carrie Graf has called in the superstars, but also rewarded those who secured Olympic qualification in a preliminary Games squad featuring few surprises.

Wright's side finds range at perfect time

Guy Hand They've played and won eight grand finals in as many weeks.

Graf tells Capitals veterans the ball is in their court

Graf tells Capitals veterans the ball is in their court

Canberra Capitals coach Carrie Graf has tasked her senior players with guiding the team back up the ladder and getting its season on track against Dandenong on Saturday.

Batkovic or bust as Caps prepare to battle former teammate

She's the former colleague who this weekend could all but end Canberra's finals hopes.

Capitals understrength for crucial clash

The Canberra Capitals have the daunting task of taking on the WNBL title favourites Adelaide with an severely understrength roster on Friday night.

Ardossi ready for a fight

The prospect of replacing a seasoned international would fill most players with trepidation.